Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados
Barbados: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
24th
of 198 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2024
All-time low
10.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 39.6% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 24th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.7% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 36.9% | 39.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Barbados was 39.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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